Eternal Peace - USS Arizona

After the end of World War II, many individuals recognized the need for a memorial to the dead of December 7, 1941. Navy personnel sought a tribute to the sailors who died at Pearl Harbor, while others sought to commentate the Japanese attack itself. In 1946, Mr. Tucker Gratz, a prominent Oahu businessman, spearheaded civilian efforts toward the creation of a shrine to the sunken battleship USS Arizona. The efforts of Mr. Gratz and others led to the creation of the Pacific War Memorial Commission (PWMC) in 1949. The PWMC was tasked with the creation of permanent World War II tributes in Hawaii, including a monument to those killed in the December 7th attack.



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